Illnesses & Symptoms

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My son is 8 months old and has had a runny nose for about three weeks now, no fever at all very playfull, eats just normal, he is formula fed only (due...
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My one year old is getting molars. She also has a runny nose and a cough. Does ...
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Hi momma's since starting preschool my DS constantly has a runny nose every coup...
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My 4 1/2 yr. old has a dry, hacking cough and a runny nose...we are uninsured at...
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My 3 year old, for 2 days now, has developed a cough, runny nose, and has green ...

Aches & Pains

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Since having my son in January, I've had increasing joint pain in my knees (and thumbs!), along with some back pain -- feels almost arthritic. At first...
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Sorry this isn't a parenting question. I have had some on and off pain in my rig...
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I'm wondering if any of you have personal experience with trying a "natural" pro...
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I have an almost 1 year old who is still nursing. I am currently weaning, and h...
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Hi Ladies, My daughter is now three months old and still breastfeeding. Ever...

Acne

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My 17 year old daughter has a major case of acne she does everything she can to clear it up and it just seems to get worse when she runs a fever there ...
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This isn't a crisis at all but just wondering what can be causing my daughters b...
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Does anyone out there have a teen on the medication "Accutane". I have a 16yr o...
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I always suffered with acne as a teenager but it became tolerable as an adult. ...
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I am hoping to hear others experiences with acne treatment. My teenage daughter...

ADD, ADHD

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My son is 7 years old and in the first grade. He is a very intellegent boy, he loves sports, reading and being outside. At the first parent teacher co...
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My daughter just started kidnergarden. We are already dealing with hyperactivity...
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My 9 year old has recently been diagnosed with ADD. Since the end of her 2nd gr...
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I have been having a lot of problems with my middle daughter. She is almost 7, b...
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How do they test children for add or adhd? He is very disruptive and defiant at...

Adenoid & Tonsilitis

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My 18-month old son had tubes placed in his ears two months ago. He's had one ear infection and two sinus infections since. I've been told that he mi...
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I am having a dilemma over what to do with my 3 year old. We just went to the E...
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My 3.5 year old daughter has been chronically stuffy for what seems like her who...
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My son is 3 and has had chronic ear infections and sleep apnea since Sept of 200...
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I have a 21 month old son who may need to have tonsil and adenoids reomoved. Any...

Allergies

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I posted a week ago about my son's hands swelling up with a light red rash. It happened again yesterday and now it's worse. I now know he is having a...
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My 18-month old has a pretty-much contiuously runny nose. It usually combined w...
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When getting my 2 year old ready for dinner i took her shirt off and found red s...
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Recently my hands and feet started to itch something fierce. I thought maybe it...
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I have had an allergy since at least early high school. The reaction is not as ...

Alzheimer's

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Our family is going through a crisis. We have learned that my mother-in-law has alzheimers, we have suspected over the past several months. But recen...
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I love my MIL very dearly, but I'm concerned about her. We recently spent a 10 d...
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Hello, My sister and I are thinkinking of starting an online support group for p...
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Hi Moms- My father has Alzheimers-diagnosed in 2005. Until very recently thi...
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My mom has Alzheimer's. My kids are 5,3 and 4 months, so it's very sad. I've b...

Appendicitis

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Ok I know your first response is going to be get that girl to a doctor. I am going to be taking her I just wanted to see if anyone else had been here. ...
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Before I start, I want you all to know that I talked to a nurse last night and w...
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I had a laproscopy in January to drain ovarian cysts and to cauterize Endometrio...
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My six year old daughter has been complaining of a belly ache right at her belly...
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My daughter went to the ER on Thursday b/c our pediatrician sent us there b/c sh...

Arthritis

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Any one with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Depression?...
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Is there anything over the counter to help the pain of arthritis? I've tried Ty...
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I was wondering if anyone else had early onset of arthritis. I'm pretty sure I ...
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My mother suffers severely from arthritis pain and being almost immobile. She is...
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I wonder if anyone out that has any experience with juvenile arthritis. My 9 ye...

Autism

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Hi, there! My daughter, whom we adopted from China when she was 10 months old, has a long list of psychological challenges, but we do our best to deal...
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I have a grandson on the autistic spectrum and belong to a support group for gra...
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Did anyone who has an autistic child see the news press conference about autism/...
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i know a 2 year old who still does not talk, is overy irritable, clingy to his m...
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i have a dear friend, my best friend of ten+years who has a 23 mo old who doesnt...

Autism Spectrum

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Hi, there! My daughter, whom we adopted from China when she was 10 months old, has a long list of psychological challenges, but we do our best to deal...
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I have a grandson on the autistic spectrum and belong to a support group for gra...
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Did anyone who has an autistic child see the news press conference about autism/...
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I will try to keep this short but I want to provide as much info as possible to ...
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i know a 2 year old who still does not talk, is overy irritable, clingy to his m...

Bed Wetting & Night Accidents

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Hello all. I have a seven year old son, soon to be eight, who is still wetting the bed. I have tried everything I or doctors could think of. They say t...
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OK - My son just turned 8. He still wears pull ups at night, due to constant ev...
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My almost four year old daughter was completely out of training pants, sleeping ...
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My son is 13 years old and is still wetting the bed. We have tried everything f...
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i am a mother of three a 4,5 and 7 yr old. my girls 4 and 7 have had no problem ...

Blocked Tear Ducts

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My 8 month old son has had clogged tear ducts since he was born. I wondered if anyone else has experienced this. The doctor says it normally goes awa...
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Hello, After having my new born home for 2 days her eyes suddenly looked to be i...
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Hi there - my 4.5 month old has had clogged tear ducts since birth. Upon the ad...
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Hi, I am a gradmother of a beautiful one month old baby boy. He has clogged tear...
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My daughter has a week old newborn. He woke up this morning with one eye closed...

Bones & Osteoporosis

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Just recently changed GYN. He was great. Wants me to have a "bone density" scan to check for osteporosis. What is this like? What can I expect when...
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This seems like a silly question, but it's important to me. I had Cancer several...
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I am 53 and thought I had entered menopause last April. When my period ended, I ...
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I'm about to have some gum implants, alloderm, put since otherwise I might end u...
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I am having sever spine pain along with other bad symptoms and really need someo...

Bronchitis

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hi just wondering if anyone has advice or home remedies for bronchitis for 22 month old. thanx...
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Are there any mom's that have young kids with acute or chronic bronchitis? My ...
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Does anybody know of anything to help w/ the symptoms of bronchitis, besides nas...
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My doctor diagnosed me with Bronchitis last week. I thought I was getting bette...
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My 7 month old daughter was diagnosed with bronchitis just yesterday. Her Doctor...

Bronchitis & Bronchiolitis

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Hi :) Are there any moms out there who's baby has had bronchialitis? My baby was hospitalized for 48 hours in January and after a week and a half o...
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My son had a cold that turned into Croup Cough, now it has turned into Acute Bro...
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Hi moms- My 5 month old had developed bronchiolitis. She is really stuffy and ...
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I'm not sure if I spelled it right, but we took my 2 month old to the doctor wit...
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My son was discharged from the hospital today with acute bronchitis. He is 18 m...

Cancer

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We found out yesterday that my husbands aunt has terminal gastric cancer in stage 4 and that she only has about 1 year left with chemotheraphy and abou...
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I have a wart, mold looking thing on my eyelid. I started "growing" it about a y...
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Most recently I have been under some serious stress due to a big change in my li...
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Anyone know of a child having an anaplastic astrocytoma brain cancer and it havi...
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Trying to find other Woman with Breast Cancer or that has had it. I'm going to s...

Cerebral Palsy

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Does anyone know if a man has a mild case of cerebral palsy if he can have healthy normal kids?...
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I would like to meet parents of children with cerebral palsy and who have had pr...
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Wondering if there are any mothers out there with a child with Cerebral Palsy, a...
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would like to meet moms in a similar situation to mine, my five year old son has...
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Hi i was just wondering if any one has a child with severe brain damage caused f...

Chicken Pox

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I have a seven month old baby girl. Last weekend her cousin came to visit and gave her a kiss and played with her. Well - I got a call from his mothe...
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How to deal with chicken pox? My son is 6years old and just started developing a...
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My 10 year old has chicken pox and I was wondering if my 8 month old would get t...
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I would like to expose my daughter to chicken pox. If anyone has a child or know...
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Have any of you experienced Chicken Pox in your children even after the vaccine?...

Cholesterol & Blood Pressure

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Hey ladies, I went to the drs on Friday just for a check up and some other meds to kick my anixety. Well my blood pressure was 160/100. He immediately...
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About a week and a half ago, I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and put on...
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I am 27 and this past September I was diagnosed with high blood pressure, and pu...
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Hi I am 31 years old, and I have high blood pressure. It is controled with lo...
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i went for my 6 weeks checkup and my blood pressure was 150/100. when i had my c...

Cold & Flu

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My 18 month old has her first cold. She has a runny nose, and drainage that made her gag and throw up a little last night. I could hear that she has a ...
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My 8 mo son has been having a runny nose for 3 weeks. He has no cough or fever, ...
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Hello Mommas, Today I took my almost 20 month old to a story time. While we ...
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My son is 8 months old and has had a runny nose for about three weeks now, no fe...
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My 10 month old has had a runny nose for almost a month now. She doesn't seem s...

Constipation

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my five year old boy has been constipated since one month i had tried many things but none of them work what should i do...
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My daughter is about 4 1/2 weeks old. I recently switched her from breastmilk to...
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My daughter is 9 months old I'm trying to figure out what foods cause constipati...
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What can I do to help my grandson (6 mo. old) have immediate relief for constipa...
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I thought my 7 mo old was teething... she had been waking up at night several ti...

Cough & Cold

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My 7 month old just recently started to get a stuffy nose. I don't know what to do and I feel for him because he doesn't nurse for long and he won't e...
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My son who is 14 months old usually wakes earlier in the morning than usual (6 a...
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My 2 1/2 year old daughter has been having this stuffy nose problem for past 3-4...
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My 5 month old has had a stuffy nose for a little over a week now. Last Wed, sh...
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hey moms, i need sme good advice on what to do for my five month old baby boy's ...

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Dehydration

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Hi moms. My 22 month old son has had a pretty bad cough for the past 2 weeks. We just got him on antibiotics. I'm worried about dehydration, though, as...
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my son (17 months)has had loose stool since Wed. I called his Dr. on friday when...
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Does anyone have any ideas about how to dehydrate food in your oven (without the...
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My 3 month old's soft spot seems to "sink" in a little bit once in a while... I ...
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I'm trying to make healthier treats for my kids. Today I attempted to make appl...

Diabetes

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We just found out that my husband has diabetes!! Does anyone have taste recipes or a good website suggestion!! i have tried some things but aren't that...
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I have an 18 month granddaughter I am raising and we were told yesterday she has...
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My husband was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Anyone have any recipe ideas...
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What are the symtoms of diabetes? I looked on line and kept getting sent from o...
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My daughter has been asking for a lot of "sip sips" or drinks lately. I'm pretty...

Diarrhea

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My son has had diarrhea for about a week now and it's causing a rash, I have stopped giving him juice hoping it would subside but it hasn't any ideas ...
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Hi Moms, I was wondering what you did when your little ones have diarrhea. M...
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I'm a new mom & have no idea what baby diarrhea looks like so I'd like to ask yo...
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My 12 month old who turns 1 today has had a stomach virus since Thursday. The D...
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Hi Moms, Like many my son has been aflicted with the wonderful cold virus :{ ...

Dyslexia

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My soon to be 8 year old (March 20) daughter has always written things backwards. She used to write her name in mirror image all of the time. So not ...
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My 5 yr old daughter often writes some letters and numbers backwards. Her teach...
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I have an eleven-year-old (fourth grade) daughter who was diagnosed with dyslexi...
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My son is 10 years old and has struggled in school since 1st grade with his writ...
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My dd is 9 and in the 4th grade. Last year she was diagnosed by Scottish Rites ...

Ear Ache

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what causes them and what are some home remedies for it?...
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My family is just getting over being very sick for the past week. Now my 6 year ...
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I confused, can I being having a ear infection and its making my lower left teet...
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My daughter keeps shrugging her shoulder toward her ear. Could this be a sign o...
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Oh my goodness....I am in pain... Well ladies, I am writing because you all are...

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Eating Disorders

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Im 38 years old, i have had a eating disorder sense i was 13, my two boys also have it to, anyone with any info ??? Thank you,,,,...
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Is anyone dealing with or ever gotten over a eating disorder? I need some advice...
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My daughter is 16. In march she weighed145lbs. Today is May14. She weighs117 lbs...
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This question is actually about my almost 16 yr old brother. We both come from a...
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I was wondering if anyone has had a family member who has suffered from anorexia...

Endometriosis

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My question is does anybody out there have endometriosis, and what has trying to get pregnant been like for you? We have not really tried, but we do no...
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I have had endometriosis for at least 5 years. I had laproscopic surgery about ...
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I have endometriosis . I've been on Loestrin 24Fe for 4 month, and still I have ...
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My brother and his wife have been trying to conceive for over a year now and jus...
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my best friend had surgery d/t endometriosis, they gave her hormonal therapy to ...

Fatigue

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Hi All: I'm wondering if anyone else experiences this. Lately, I've been feeling old before my time. We only have the one son, who's two and a rea...
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Anyone have problems with chronic fatigue? I am chronically tired but take very...
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Hi all- Maybe I'm just writing this out of reaction to today, but I've never ha...
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Hi there, Our baby is 7.5 months and still waking several times throughout th...
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Does anyone have any suggestions for natural remedies for constant fatigue? I ha...

Fever

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At what temperature do you bring a 4 year old to the ER?...
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My four year old son has been running a very high fever for three days now. Eve...
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My son has had a temperature all day. He was up at 5:30am with a temp of 101.+ ...
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I have been a little concerned about my temperatures lately. I normally run a te...
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my 10 month old has had a fever for about 24hrs and has yet to break his fever....

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Fibromyalgia

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Any one have fibromyalgia?...
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I am a mom with fibromyalgia. I take tramadol for the constant pain. My husban...
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I started to see a rheumatologist last year about swollen joints, tender points,...
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I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, and am searching for others who have th...
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If I frequently have body aches (like almost daily) but they go away when I take...

Fifth Disease

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My 13 month old daughter was diagnosed with Fifth Disease a week ago Sunday, every day since then her rash as grown worse. Currently the rash covers h...
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I am a teacher, and back in December, I was exposed to Fifth's Disease from a st...
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Has anyone ever heard of this or has your child had this? I don't know much abo...
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My five year old son has had a rash for about 4 days. His cheeks are really red...
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Hello ladies, So I took my son to the ER last night because he had a fever of 1...

Flu

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Does anyone know how to tell the diferance between a bad cold and the flu?...
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I have the flu, how can i prevent my 21 month from getting it too?...
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Okay I know this is going to sound really crazy but I have onyl had the flu once...
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I have a 7 month old who is just starting to crawl and I woke up with the flu.. ...
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I have never had a fever in my adult life or the flu. My 2 kids have been sick ...

Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease

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i just found out that my 14 month old has hand foot and mouth disease. my doctor gave me a print out about HFMD but i find it to be not very helpful. i...
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My 2 1/2 year old has come down with Hand Foot & Mouth Disease (similar to chick...
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I think we are on the second bout of Hand,Foot Mouth disease in our 15 month old...
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Hi Ladies, I just took my 19 month old daughter to the pediatrician this mornin...
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Hi, My 3.5 year old son came down with Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease. I was ...

Head Lice

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Every time I get my granddaughter she has lice. What should I do about this problem?...
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Does anyone have a remedy for lice. The rid is not working for me and i cannot a...
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We just found out we have lice! I never had this problem before, any advice is ...
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hello all. i found lice in my 3 year old head. i cant believe it. it is so gross...
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If you have had experiences with lice, I would like to know what treatments work...

Headache & Migraine

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I have suffered from migraine headaches forever ( it seems) but they stopped temporarily while I was pregnant...now that I am no longer pregnant but am...
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I have a really bad headache that tylenol, cafine, chocolate, or anything else b...
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Good morning ladies, sorry if I stumble in this question as the medicine just st...
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After several years of telling my husband his headaches are migraines and naggin...
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Headache with Body ache I have been having this headache and body ache for tw...

Heart Disease

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Last year I was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. I am 36 years old, my father had the same thing at the same age I am now. He passed at the age o...
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I just found out my mom who is 53 is going to have heart surgery to replace two ...
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Can anyone give me any information on the recovery time for open heart surgery? ...
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I was told that my 3 1/2 year old daughter needs to have surgery to seal up an a...
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Has anyone had a family member that has had to get a heart defibulator put in an...

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Heartburn & Indigestion

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I am 29 weeks pregnant I have been having heartburn and indigestion so bad i get sick. it happens every night i use to drink milk to relieve it but ha...
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I'm 13 weeks prego and having really bad indigestion every time after I eat. It...
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Hi Ladies, I hope you can help me with this one: I'm looking into getting pregn...
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I have acid reflux and for years water has given me heartburn. I was wondering ...
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Hi - I am 8 weeks pregnant. Prior to this, I have ulcerative colitis and acid re...

High Blood Pressure

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My daughter is 8 months old and I am still on High Blood pressure medicine. I never had any problems before the pregancy. Some say it will go away, but...
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I just delivered 3 days ago and after the delivery when vitals were taken my blo...
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Hi, I'm wondering if there is any one who has had this happen to them and how it...
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So my DH went to the dentist and they took his blood pressure and said it was 13...
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My sister recently found out she is pregnant. She has had very high blood press...

High Cholesterol

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Hi ladies, I'm writing this for avery good friend of mine who is trying to get preggers for the first time (sooooo excited). She has very high cholest...
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I have had high cholesterol for many years now and have been on and off prescrip...
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I recently had blood work at my doctor's appointment. Later, a nurse called to ...
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Yesterday my kid's doctor did blood work on them that i requested and she said t...
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I am expecting my second baby and recently had my annual physical and was told m...

Incontinence

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I saw my Gyn. about stress incontinence, I leak when I exercise. She wants to put in a TOT sling, I am very worried about the procedure and wondered i...
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After years of putting it off and trying keigles and other exercises, I have to ...
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After 2 kids my bladder has not been the same. I have "overflow," "stress" and "...
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I'm scheduled to have surgery to have a sling put in to help eliminate urinary i...
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Does anybody else have a problem with urinary incontinence? If so, do you have ...

Irritable Bowel

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I was diagnosed with Crohn's 15 years ago and up until this last year I have been able to control it with drug therapy and diet changes. Now my doctor ...
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I've had IBS for many years..I'm now 32. My IBS is with constipation problems. ...
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I've been suffering with IBS for awhile, and would like to cure it. I'm looking...
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I am becoming very good friends with a woman who has celiac diease, and I have a...
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I have just been diagnosed with IBS. I have been having lots of extreme pain off...

Lyme Disease

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My 3yr old just tested positive for Lyme's Disease. I haven't talked the her doctor yet, they left a message on the machine. What questions, should I...
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Hello, My son was bitten by something about a week ago and has now developed ...
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I have a 5 year old son, His ears got very hot and red several times during the ...
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Help! I think my husband has got Lyme Disease. He got 3 ticks on him on 6/2/08...
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My 8 year old was diagnosed with Lyme disease in November and subsequently found...

Medications

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I went to the doctor yesterday to get a refill of my blood pressure pills. The last time I went to the doctor I told him about a little pocket on the s...
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Ok Mommas, I am getting conflicting advice from my health care professionals. ...
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I have had anxiety and panic attacks for almost two years now. I've been taking ...
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Have you or a loved one been offered or perscribed any of these meds? If so, wh...
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So I gained a ton of weight over the course of a year (rapidly and I couldn't se...

Mental Health & Learning Disabilities

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This may seem a little off the wall. I was looking for moms opinions on Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, also known as onset bipolar disorder. There are a l...
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My friend suspects her son has a learning disability and since my daughter had s...
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After fighting with the school system for several years, and finally seeking my ...
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I am a mom of three girls, one of whom happens to have a very challenging mental...
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My employer just informed me that I can get a 12 week paid leave only if my doct...

Mononucleosis

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My 2yr old daughter has been diagnosed with mononucleosis (MONO). It started out as a throat infection, tonsils full of puss, swollen glands, and on &...
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I just received a call from my step mother and she has just been to the dr. who ...
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my sister in law is pregnant for the first time with mono mono twins. has anyon...
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hi, im have already asked a question on twins and the responses wer so helpfull,...
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My six year old son was sent home from school Friday with a sore throat, nausea,...

Multiple Sclerosis

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Hi Moms, If you look at my other postings over the last 2 months you'll see that I've been sick..What I "thought" just started out as a cough, turne...
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I'm a 36 year old working mother of three (one teen, two toddlers). Just diagno...
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Hello Momma's! A while back I posted a question regarding Multiple Sclerosis an...
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My son want's to wait for "Mom" to so everything. I've asked him to help and tol...
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Any other young moms out there with multiple sclerosis. I have a good friend in...

Pink Eye

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Any home remedies for Pink eye that might help....
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How long do kids have to take medicine (eye drops) for pink eye. I thought the ...
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I think that I might have pink eye, I woke up this morning with goopies on my to...
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i know i have pink eye but now it is watery and it looks like i am crying is thi...
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It's midnight, any relief ideas for a 4 year old with pink eye? Motrin for th...

PMS

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I suffer from PMDD and I dread it every month. I didn't realize this is what was wrong with me until about a year ago. (I thought it was everyone els...
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Hi... me again. I seem to be asking many questions lately.... This one is........
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What are good supplements for PMS, natural ones that are safe and proven to reli...
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I suffer from SEVERE PMDD. I'd like to hear from anyone in the same situations ...
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Does anyone here have PMDD? I need to know how do they know if they have it or ...

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome / PCOS

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I was diagnosed today with polycystic ovarian syndrome. I had made an appointment to discuss my symptoms (fatigue, unexplained weight gain, sudden/rap...
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I have a good friend who was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). ...
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My Gyno told me after testing that I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. She beliv...
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I went to my OBGYN this AM and hs said that I might have Polycystic Ovarian Synd...
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I have always suffered from yeast infections since my teens but this is the firs...

Rashes

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My daughter has horrible hives. She has had them for 2 weeks and the doctor has no explanation for them. We eat organic and use natural products in o...
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My 4 year old son starting breaking out with hives a week ago. I called the doct...
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Hi Moms! My son has had hives for a while now. Normally he gets them with a feve...
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My 10 month daughter has had a rough winter. On New Year's Eve she came down wi...
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My son woke up yesterday morning with hives (according to the Doctor) all over h...

Seizures

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Does any other mom on this site have epilepsy? I do and I have concerns about my next pregnancy....
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Just seeing if there are any moms around here that have kids with a seizure diso...
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I am being quite vulnerable here, but I am desperate to talk with other moms who...
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I was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 4. I went off my meds 4 years ago and I bel...
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I was wondering if anybody has had to deal with epilepsy in a child. We may hav...

Sickle Cell Disease

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